flynnibus
Premium Member
That's interesting because he's shown living in the briar patch in the first scene.
There is a lot of space between breadcrumbs... and 'plainly obvious'.
Just because something was there - doesn't make it obvious or digestible to casual riders. Is a casual rider supposed to know when they pass that scene that these specific elements are key facts.. vs just environmental things?
You gotta evaluate things through the lens of the audience - not a superfan with all the information laid out in front of you with full context and reference.
I mean when people rely on a SINGLE line of dialogue... you're assuming someone could actually hear it, that the person wasn't distracted, and that the person was aware enough to focus in on that. Usually repetition is used to help solidify a key point like that when you are dealing with short exposures... or you may hear a song use chorus to repeat things.. vs a single verse.
TLDR - don't take "I didn't follow the story" to just mean "the story wasn't told!!!" ... it means the audience wasn't able to pick up on all of it... even if the elements were there.